running in

[blueboyxyz]

hi all

pick up my new 2010 1200 gsa the weekend and wondered whats the general opinion on running in, is it as per the book or is it the just ride the thing hard from the beginning,

having never had a bmw before thought i'd ask, (coming from a zzr 1400 before i lose my licence)


martin

 

[studly]

I took delivery of a 2010 rt and you have to ride it like you stole it to run it in by the book. have fun.

 

[Yonkyo]

There are many threads on this subject (search is your friend).

Personally speaking though, having run-in five GS engines to date.
I find they like to be revved up and down the gears. I just ride them normally on a variety of roads.

All my bikes have had good motors, which burn very little oil.

P.S. You don’t need to warm the engine for 5mins (not good for an air/oil cooled engine). Just start it up and ride.
Keep the revs down until the engine is up to temperature, then give it some beans.

 

[blueboyxyz]

There are many threads on this subject (search is your friend).

Personally speaking though, having run-in five GS engines to date.
I find they like to be revved up and down the gears. I just ride them normally on a variety of roads.

All my bikes have had good motors, which burn very little oil.

P.S. You don’t need to warm the engine for 5mins (not good for an air/oil cooled engine). Just start it up and ride.
Keep the revs down until the engine is up to temperature, then give it some beans.

thanks for that


martin

 

[Stretchamus]

I was glad when me 2010 was run in then I could slow down a bit

Good luck with the new bike

Best regards Stretch

 

[Tusky]

Ideally hilly twisty roads moving up and down the rev range but not exceeding the recommended limit.

Keep off motorways and long trips at a constant speed

 

[shan]

I picked mine up at 4pm and had it back at the dealers for its first service
At 9am next day . it was a fun night

 

[Big Red]

Ideally a mixture of A and B roads with some hills when you can as you need to do a lot of gear changes and don't hold it for an extended period at constant revs, i.e. don't get on a motorway for 300 miles then turn around and ride back.
A service somewhere around 800 miles is better than 600 to get the benefit from the running in period as well.
Good luck and enjoy the bike

 

[LBL]

I was glad when me 2010 was run in then I could slow down a bit

Good luck with the new bike

Best regards Stretch

+1 i had to slow down to let the others catch up

 

[twincam]

Do it by the book ,even tho it seems a bit extreme.
As above let it warm up on tickover 1st untill the first bar on the temp gauge appears.
My gsa uses no oil to date even after 1000m.
Have fun....

 

[AdamA]

Take it on a track day or three.

 

[Myke Rocks]

Why not to

Modern vehicles are so well built these things are generally unneccessary.
if they were, would they hand new vehicles/bikes to journalists for a test. No chance.
If you run a vehicle in, you risk masking a problem which would manifest itself otherwise.
Anyway, in UK, where are you legally going to extend a vehicle to a point where you exceed the recommended running in limits?

Myke

 

[Captain Beaky]

Best answer is - don't.
Well - maybe take it easy for the first 50 miles or so - but for the first 1000 miles - just get on and ride it. OK - try not to rev it too hard, or labour the engine too much and no extended full throttle work. Just get on and enjoy it on some nice A and B roads (Long motorway hike not good for a new engine)

Oh - and keep an eye on the oil level!

It's not a good idea to leave any oil cooled bike idling "to warm up".
There are rabid warnings on many earlier GS's not to do this - including a few "caught fire" stories on here.

But ALWAYS take it easy until the bike has warmed up (not just when you are running it in). I keep the revs down, with gentle throttle until it's showing a few bars on the oil temp gauge - then business as usual.

On my first GS, I pussyfooted around for the first 1000 miles, and it took forever to bed in and settle down - the oil consumption seemed to go on forever - 12000 miles before it stopped!

And don't use synthetic oils until the oil consumption has stopped. Personally - I'd leave it until at least 10,000 until switching to synthetic.